In this week’s issue:

• Managed Care Plans Get Serious About Quality
• Step It Up
• 25 Top Medical Events
• Exercise Boot Camp
• Electro-Convulsive Therapy

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Hope you are all enjoying these ‘lazy’ days of summer. It won’t be long before fall is here, the kids are back to school and we all start preparing for the holidays. In News You Can Use this week, I have selected a variety of stories that may be of interest to you, both professionally […]

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In this week’s issue:

• CMSA Invites Public Comment for “Case / Care Management Guidelines” regarding Transition of Care
• NPR Audio Interview on Healthcare Spending as it Relates to the Auto Industry
• Nationwide Survey Shows Most Illicit Drug Users and Heavy Alcohol Users Are in the Workplace and May Pose Special Problems
• Best Practice in Consumer Empowerment and Protection

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I would like to thank all of you who have participated in the Trends in Case Management survey. To date, over 1,000 professionals across the continuum of care have participated, which gives us a good sample of the current practice. It was my goal when we created the survey to gather information from YOU and […]

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In this week’s issue:

• Discharge Appeal Rights: Are Your Systems in Place?
• Press Ganey Releases National Report on ED Satisfaction
• Proceduralist Used to Reduce Risks
• Antibiotics Don’t Prevent Recurrent Urinary Track Infections in Small Children
• Living Wage
• Is Your Hospital Listed?

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